Barlakopofai t1_j9gigcy wrote on February 21, 2023 at 7:59 PM Reply to TIL that ligers (the offspring of a male lion and female tiger) are the largest big cat because, unlike lionesses, female tigers do not possess growth-limiting genes to counter the growth-maximising genes of male lions. by argh-ok These ligers look significantly less inbred than the ones I'd see when I was a kid. Permalink 1
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Barlakopofai t1_j9gigcy wrote
Reply to TIL that ligers (the offspring of a male lion and female tiger) are the largest big cat because, unlike lionesses, female tigers do not possess growth-limiting genes to counter the growth-maximising genes of male lions. by argh-ok
These ligers look significantly less inbred than the ones I'd see when I was a kid.